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canada says goodbye to the duke and duchess of cambridge. they do it in cowboys fashion. in egypt, it has been nearly five months since president mubarak was overthrown. today, hundreds of thousands of protesters were out in force again. they were demanding trials for members of mubarak's regime and a quicker pace of reform. >> they flooded into the square. it was the largest demonstration since crowd here unseated president mubarak five months ago. since then, egyptians have become more frustrated about the pace of change. they say behind the scenes, the same old officials are still in control. >> after five months of the revolution, but we have seen no changes. we have seen more violence, and teargas. >> one has a caricature of mubarak with the words, "we will get you." the military rulers seem to be dragging their feet. that hide a growing -- that is bad news for those trying to run this country. the anger has already boiled over. there were riots earlier this week after a court freed on bail policemen accused of shooting their protesters. elsewhere, the complaints are
canada says goodbye to the duke and duchess of cambridge. they do it in cowboys fashion. in egypt, it has been nearly five months since president mubarak was overthrown. today, hundreds of thousands of protesters were out in force again. they were demanding trials for members of mubarak's regime and a quicker pace of reform. >> they flooded into the square. it was the largest demonstration since crowd here unseated president mubarak five months ago. since then, egyptians have become more...
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investors with a fifth of merge exports going north to canada. she's with us from desjardins. the u.s. has seen it's own economic slow down. what about the shape of canada's economy. >> i guess the growth in the canadian economy for 2012 anand '13 but numbers were disappointing in april. >> tom: among the numbers was retail falling and consumer confidence has gotten dinged a bit in canada. what has caused that what are canadian consumers worried about? >> i think essentially job prospects. there are indications there could be a slight declaim in job prospect and i think this has a major impact on the consumer confidence. >> tom: we've obviously seen global concern when it comes to finance and business related to europe. that so some degree has been pointed to here in the u.s. for financial constraints and what about in canada and banking industry are you concerned about your exposure to european sovereign debt. >> in terms of the banking industry overall i would say that the exposure would be moderate compared to other banks around the world. but it is a risk that has to be ve
investors with a fifth of merge exports going north to canada. she's with us from desjardins. the u.s. has seen it's own economic slow down. what about the shape of canada's economy. >> i guess the growth in the canadian economy for 2012 anand '13 but numbers were disappointing in april. >> tom: among the numbers was retail falling and consumer confidence has gotten dinged a bit in canada. what has caused that what are canadian consumers worried about? >> i think essentially...
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what's canada's reaction been to this? >> canada said they were disappointed. both the president himself called president harper in canada who indicated that he will try to see whether there are other customers for this oil and that he was disappointed. the minister after natural resources basically issued the same statement saying that... mentioning they don't think this is dead but they will continue to see if there's a way to construct a pipeline even if it's a different pipeline to bring the oil from the oil sands down to the united states. >> sreenivasan: how about trans-canada? what are they planning? >> they also indicate they're going to keep pressing ahead for this and that they would like to have this pipeline up and operational by some point in 2014, whether that's doable remains to be seen. >> sreenivasan: what about the process here? if they reapply, which they're welcome to do, what happens to the clock? >> the clock starts ticking from the beginning. the state department will be able to look at some of the environmental only ease that they've don
what's canada's reaction been to this? >> canada said they were disappointed. both the president himself called president harper in canada who indicated that he will try to see whether there are other customers for this oil and that he was disappointed. the minister after natural resources basically issued the same statement saying that... mentioning they don't think this is dead but they will continue to see if there's a way to construct a pipeline even if it's a different pipeline to...
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>> los angeles, taiwan, canada. >> that's upsetting. >> if you can go to france, canada, germany, where they offer a subsidy, absolutely, you go there. >> there are some subsidies for animators in scotland and wales. the tax breaks for animation would be unfair for the rest of the industry. it means a long tradition of animated children's programs may be coming to an end. >> a sheet has been bought for more than a third of a million dollars in scotland. -- a sheep has been blocked for more than a third of a million dollars. this man called the ram perfection and he was willing to put his money where his mouth is. police in california have confessed that two years ago they missed a chance to rescue jaycee lee dugard who had been kidnapped and held for 18 years. officers went to the house and responded to an emergency call but the left when no one answered the door. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financ
>> los angeles, taiwan, canada. >> that's upsetting. >> if you can go to france, canada, germany, where they offer a subsidy, absolutely, you go there. >> there are some subsidies for animators in scotland and wales. the tax breaks for animation would be unfair for the rest of the industry. it means a long tradition of animated children's programs may be coming to an end. >> a sheet has been bought for more than a third of a million dollars in scotland. -- a sheep...
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so oil states provides housing for these workers, primarily in canada and australia. >> susie: let's move on to some of your other stock, polaris industries, p.i.i. on the n.y.s.e.. looking at the stock charkt up 30% year to date. what's driving that growth? >> polaris is a great company. they call themselves the best in power sports. they are the leader in off-road vehicles are and specifically in side-by-side off-road investigation. while a lot of consumer-oriented companies have struggled, this company has been able to grow share in an admittedly difficult consumer environment, and we think the product innovation will allow them to keep that growth going forward. >> susie: let's talk about your next stock, p.q.r., wasn'to services. this is a new stock in your portfolio. why are you recommending it? >> wasn'to services is a new purchase for us. we bought it back in june. everybody is familiar with the problems with the united states electrical grid. by some estimates, about two-third of the grid has passed its useful life. they provide electric transmission services, about two-thir
so oil states provides housing for these workers, primarily in canada and australia. >> susie: let's move on to some of your other stock, polaris industries, p.i.i. on the n.y.s.e.. looking at the stock charkt up 30% year to date. what's driving that growth? >> polaris is a great company. they call themselves the best in power sports. they are the leader in off-road vehicles are and specifically in side-by-side off-road investigation. while a lot of consumer-oriented companies have...
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that oil is not going to china unless it goes out of the west coast of canada. they won't build a pipeline there because the canadian people don't want it crossing their farms, their salmon streams, their native lands. we respect that. >> the canadians have already said they are in favor of a pipeline. the problem is not what the canadian pollity. the problem here is is with a few elite environmentalist organizations that are trying to stop 20,000 jobs in construction, trying to stop a multiplier effect of many more jobs in the manufacturing sector and $20 billion net contribution to the u.s. economy. all for very specious environmental and safety concerns. >> judy, complete nonsense. we had 0-some thousand people from all over the country assembled by the washington monument yet and marched to the people's house the white house. i talked to these people. i was out there. there were people from new orleans. they had come up from louisiana. there were people from maine. there were people from nebraska. there were people from all over this country and from all wal
that oil is not going to china unless it goes out of the west coast of canada. they won't build a pipeline there because the canadian people don't want it crossing their farms, their salmon streams, their native lands. we respect that. >> the canadians have already said they are in favor of a pipeline. the problem is not what the canadian pollity. the problem here is is with a few elite environmentalist organizations that are trying to stop 20,000 jobs in construction, trying to stop a...
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three americans got the nobel prize for fizz sick this is year one born in china, one born in canada. what did they create? the the two men who got these prizes. one did the science that created digital photography. the other did the science that created fiber optics. how many americans are working in jobs today because those two scientists did their work here and not in germany, not canada, not anywhere else. >> rose: in fact, arpl conversation i did in... with moammar qaddafi and i said to him "why do you hate america?" and he said "oh, no, no, no, i don't hate america. i love america." i said "why do you love america?" he said "because everybody goes to america. america is made of all of us." that was his answer. surprising, huh? >> yeah, it is surprising. but also accurate. >> rose: true. >> it is accurate. and it's... you know, when i look at my classrooms, charlie, i see these young people from india and from bangladesh and from egypt and brazil and argentina. they are enriching us every day! and there's also a national interest at stake. there's a hard... it's not just the scie
three americans got the nobel prize for fizz sick this is year one born in china, one born in canada. what did they create? the the two men who got these prizes. one did the science that created digital photography. the other did the science that created fiber optics. how many americans are working in jobs today because those two scientists did their work here and not in germany, not canada, not anywhere else. >> rose: in fact, arpl conversation i did in... with moammar qaddafi and i said...
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every family all across america and canada was watching that show together. and that's why, you know--you joked about the plate spinners-- i could hardly wait to see the plate spinners. and the operatic stars and-- >> topo gigio? >> yeah, and--and senor wences, you know, drawing the little lips on there. and that thing-- "it's all right, it's all right." get out of there. get out of there. >> all right, well, we've got some more, uh, great information to come your way. we're offering a cd set which has got all the original hits by the original artists. we're gonna tell you more about that. right now, watch this. join us now. please hurry. all the original hits from the explosive decade of change. yours now as our thank-you when you pledge at the $150 level. >> ♪ help me, rhonda, help me get her out of my heart ♪ >> ♪ you've lost that lovin' feeling, oh, that lovin' feeling ♪ >> ♪ set me free, why don't you, babe, 'cause you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on ♪ >> ♪ we've already said... good-bye ♪ >> ♪ you better go now, go no
every family all across america and canada was watching that show together. and that's why, you know--you joked about the plate spinners-- i could hardly wait to see the plate spinners. and the operatic stars and-- >> topo gigio? >> yeah, and--and senor wences, you know, drawing the little lips on there. and that thing-- "it's all right, it's all right." get out of there. get out of there. >> all right, well, we've got some more, uh, great information to come your...
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. >> i was in my hotel room cracking up about all the new stations in canada talking about it. i was cracking out that this became such a huge story around the world. what do you make of it? >> everybody knows about l.a.'s addiction to the automobile. i think people did not think it was possible that we would have a day off from the hectic now nature of driving in the city of los angeles, and it worked. people stepped up to the plate and hit a home run. >> does this success say something to you, something more than the fact that the strategy worked to keep people out of their cars? we are so reliant on the single passenger vehicle. is there a larger message for us? >> this is about completing and a jovial rain that will take you from orange county into the -- completing an hov lane that will take you from orange county's. it is about creating transit and getting people out of a single passenger automobile. >> did it work as well as you thought it was going to work, or were you surprised? >> it worked better than anyone could have expected, but i am never surprised by the people
. >> i was in my hotel room cracking up about all the new stations in canada talking about it. i was cracking out that this became such a huge story around the world. what do you make of it? >> everybody knows about l.a.'s addiction to the automobile. i think people did not think it was possible that we would have a day off from the hectic now nature of driving in the city of los angeles, and it worked. people stepped up to the plate and hit a home run. >> does this success...
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. >> reporter: tasso mousmanis came from canada. >> i'm sure back in canada a lot of people are going to be watching on the news, people of my parents of my generation, especially. >> reporter: tonight there is a private "celebration of life" for family and friends at the library in boston. tomorrow, president obama will deliver a eulogy at the funeral before senator kennedy is laid to rest. more now from "boston globe" reporter michael leffinson who joins us just outside the kennedy library. michael, how would you describe the mood there today? >> i think the smood both somber and celebratory. there's been a line of tens of thousands of people here outside the library. some of them have been weepings they come here. some of them have been very happy and almost cheering as they honor the senator's life. they've also been swapping stories as they wait in what was an hour's long line here waiting to view his casket and then to sign a book for him here at the library. so it's been a real in tense emotion and a lot of things swirling here in the city. >> reporter: we, of course, have talk
. >> reporter: tasso mousmanis came from canada. >> i'm sure back in canada a lot of people are going to be watching on the news, people of my parents of my generation, especially. >> reporter: tonight there is a private "celebration of life" for family and friends at the library in boston. tomorrow, president obama will deliver a eulogy at the funeral before senator kennedy is laid to rest. more now from "boston globe" reporter michael leffinson who joins...
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maybe one day the hope is that they will be good enough to go to school in america or australia or canada and so forth. let's take example of los angeles. police 60% of our students in high school graduate from l.a. unified school district. that is a frightening thought. anyway, when we talk about the u.s., we want high-end jobs. no matter how many high-end jobs we create fear, if we do not have students who graduate from college with a strong computer science and engineering degree and a great degree in humanities and arts and so forth, we will not have a lot of kids who actually can take on these jobs. that to me is a big issue. tavis: i spoke with a lot of kids in shanghai and beijing. there were some migrant kids who were getting a chance to get an education. there were also some well-to-do kids. many of them wounded mitt it and some would not. if you got them into an honest and authentic conversation, they would admit that they do feel the pressure. this single-child policy means that you are the only child, obviously. you have parents to take care when they get older and all of this
maybe one day the hope is that they will be good enough to go to school in america or australia or canada and so forth. let's take example of los angeles. police 60% of our students in high school graduate from l.a. unified school district. that is a frightening thought. anyway, when we talk about the u.s., we want high-end jobs. no matter how many high-end jobs we create fear, if we do not have students who graduate from college with a strong computer science and engineering degree and a great...
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china, brazil, mexico and canada the bright spots. wal-mart shares fought the weak market all day, ending up 2% making it the only gainer of the 30 stocks makes up the do you industrials. shares have traded between $52 and $56. pretty range-bound. home depot was among those weighing on the dow, despite raising the guidance fr the year. first quarter profits jumping 41% to beat the street, some seasonal strength outdoor items and items for smaller repair jobs contributed to the positive results. the company also says stores in california and florida, which were hit hard by the housing market implosion, are seeing sales growth again. that news didn't help h.d. stock today. heavy volume with shares sliding more than 2%. >>> several retailers in the focus as well, including the parent company of marshall's and tj maxx. tjx has benefitted from consumers looking for deals in the recession. quarterly results beating the street as margins have been growing as the stores work down inventories. but its forecast for the current quarter was muted
china, brazil, mexico and canada the bright spots. wal-mart shares fought the weak market all day, ending up 2% making it the only gainer of the 30 stocks makes up the do you industrials. shares have traded between $52 and $56. pretty range-bound. home depot was among those weighing on the dow, despite raising the guidance fr the year. first quarter profits jumping 41% to beat the street, some seasonal strength outdoor items and items for smaller repair jobs contributed to the positive results....
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., canada, and china; and the real- life story of justice thurgood marshall. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: the central asian country of kyrgyzstan was in turmoil today after days of ethnic rioting. officials reported at least 138 people dead and 1,800 hurt, but other accounts said the numbers were even higher. approximately 100,000 people fled toward the border with uzbekistan today. most were minors desperate to escape the wave of bloodshed. the violence happens been centered in keerg stan's second largest city in only three miles from the border. fires still burned in sections of the city today where entire blocks have been destroyed. and many of the residents defended their actions. >> whatever you see over there, all the burned restaurants, the cafeterias were owned by them, the ethnic uzbe k-s. we destroyed them on purpose. >> reporter: to the north in the capital city doctors said the wounded cannot get treatment. >> all the roads are closed. there is shooting and military operations going
., canada, and china; and the real- life story of justice thurgood marshall. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: the central asian country of kyrgyzstan was in turmoil today after days of ethnic rioting. officials reported at least 138 people dead and 1,800 hurt, but other accounts said the numbers were even higher. approximately 100,000 people fled toward the border with uzbekistan today. most were minors desperate to escape the...
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surge by sending the first waves of additional forces to helmand province instead of sending them to canada are -- to kandahar. that is the country's second most populous area. but we diverted them to other areas. the other issue i write about this is the infighting that occurred in washington, particularly between the state department and white house, over the negotiations with the taliban, although this was something that president obama and the national security team wanted. there was some fairly vicious personal bickering going on between richard holbrooke, the diplomat, essentially the front man for afghanistan, and members of the president's national security inner circle and the white house, who just did not like him as a person, and instead of working together, they spent a lot of time fighting with each other. >> you mentioned the infighting within the obama administration, the fact that there were very strong generals pushing for more troops in the area, the fact that the marines were not accountable to some of the senior generals. it is astonishing reading it that there has not b
surge by sending the first waves of additional forces to helmand province instead of sending them to canada are -- to kandahar. that is the country's second most populous area. but we diverted them to other areas. the other issue i write about this is the infighting that occurred in washington, particularly between the state department and white house, over the negotiations with the taliban, although this was something that president obama and the national security team wanted. there was some...
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at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada, there was more action on the ice, in the quarterfinals for men's hockey with the u.s. facing switzerland. the americans won two, nothing to advance. and sweden took gold in the men's cross-country ski relay. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to margaret. >> warner: now, the economy. lawmakers took action on a scaled-back employment bill amid continuing signs of a weak recovery. the senate's latest effort to boost the economy-- a $35 billion bill aimed squarely at job creation-- passed easily today. democrats, like california's barbara boxer, said it could create a quarter of a million jobs. >> the vote on this was 70 to 28 and this is a very strong signal that people are now focused on what we need to do as americans, not as democrats but as american >> warner: the bill would exempt businesses that hire the unemployed from paying their social security payroll taxes through december, at a cost of $15 billion
at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada, there was more action on the ice, in the quarterfinals for men's hockey with the u.s. facing switzerland. the americans won two, nothing to advance. and sweden took gold in the men's cross-country ski relay. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to margaret. >> warner: now, the economy. lawmakers took...
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. >> it's like saying the united states is independent, but we have to get permission from canada if we want to pass any laws. i mean, it's crazy. it's the consumer protections that would have provided safety and soundness in the financial services sector had they enforced what was on the books then. they could have nipped in the bud these loans that weren't sustainable. >> reporter: the banking committee plans to start voting on the bill next week. ranking republican richard shelby says he wants to reach an agreement with dodd on regulatory reform, but he's concerned a week won't be enough time to slog through a complex bill that's more than 1,300 pages. stephanie dhue, "nightly business report," washington. >> reporter: this is erika miller in new york. we watched money manager ken kamen as he watched senator dodd unveil the financial reform bill. given that kamen is president of an asset manager and broker dealer firm, his reaction might surprise you. >> wall street has to support this bill because confidence needs to really be restored. we all operate on the idea that integrity i
. >> it's like saying the united states is independent, but we have to get permission from canada if we want to pass any laws. i mean, it's crazy. it's the consumer protections that would have provided safety and soundness in the financial services sector had they enforced what was on the books then. they could have nipped in the bud these loans that weren't sustainable. >> reporter: the banking committee plans to start voting on the bill next week. ranking republican richard shelby...
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chrysler all reported production halts or impending stoppages at several plants in the midwest and canada. the problem? a major snowstorm has snarled transportation in the region and plants can't get the parts they need to put cars together. tom, a bit a chill here on wall street. all of the market averages were on the down side. i guess traders are feeling a little bit frozen out too. >> tom: i suppose, just a tad bit of sell pressure, first time we've seen it across the major indixes together in several sessions. let's get everybody updated. the tame inflation news wasn't enough to overcome some lingering worries about europe. all those worries helped pull up the dollar, but that didn't hurt big multinational stocks. we did see some winners in a down market, coca-cola was the best-performing dow component today. this 1.3% rally came on heavier- than-usual volume. it takes coke to within a whisper of a new high. a move above $66 dollars would take coke to its highest stock price since 1999. caterpillar, meantime, is at an all-time high again tonight. the breakout also came on heavier-tha
chrysler all reported production halts or impending stoppages at several plants in the midwest and canada. the problem? a major snowstorm has snarled transportation in the region and plants can't get the parts they need to put cars together. tom, a bit a chill here on wall street. all of the market averages were on the down side. i guess traders are feeling a little bit frozen out too. >> tom: i suppose, just a tad bit of sell pressure, first time we've seen it across the major indixes...
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this over here, this is malt that comes from alberta, canada, that's foundation of beer, if this were wine these are grapes that we squeeze. >> reporter: tony magee is the c.e.o. of lagunitas. formerly in commercial printing, he started the brand in 1994; made a little home brew and was hooked. today, so are a lot of other people. lagunitas, the name of the little nearby town where magee lived, has a cult personality that includes brews like harry eye ball, i.p.a., cappuccino stout, and brown shugga. it does just short of $40 million in sales; will produce close to 240,000 barrels of beer in 2012, and be available in all 50 states by the end of the summer. a summer that will see bands playing at its brewery-based performance venue. >> what you find is that every craft brewery has its own unique culture and its almost like a giant family. >> reporter: jeremy marshall is the head brewer, a job that will get a lot bigger soon. by the fall of 2013, this petaluma expansion will be matched by a bigger project, a second lagunitas brewery in chicago, employing about 100. it will jump the comp
this over here, this is malt that comes from alberta, canada, that's foundation of beer, if this were wine these are grapes that we squeeze. >> reporter: tony magee is the c.e.o. of lagunitas. formerly in commercial printing, he started the brand in 1994; made a little home brew and was hooked. today, so are a lot of other people. lagunitas, the name of the little nearby town where magee lived, has a cult personality that includes brews like harry eye ball, i.p.a., cappuccino stout, and...
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i love canada, but they're all canadians, they were not diverse, they did not spread out to silicon valley, and they didn't partner up. it's a small company. how are they going to compete with apple, google, samsung, these really big folks out there. they had a generic product. everyone called their smart phone a blackberry. they're in a similar situation to nokia. great engineers but very turned inward. not in touch with the market changes and technology changes. these companies that don't have leaders that are reaching out and engaging the changes and being very much on the forefront of change are going to lose out. and they're going to cost investors a lot. i think you have to look first to the leadership of the company and its board, is it going to be on the cutting edge. it's going to make the moves in advance. don't look at quarterly earnings, they'll really mislead you, the companies are in trouble and the time life support. >> this is something that is not billed indemic in technology, it seems like technology is where an awful lot of these swoons take place. you mentioned nokia, m
i love canada, but they're all canadians, they were not diverse, they did not spread out to silicon valley, and they didn't partner up. it's a small company. how are they going to compete with apple, google, samsung, these really big folks out there. they had a generic product. everyone called their smart phone a blackberry. they're in a similar situation to nokia. great engineers but very turned inward. not in touch with the market changes and technology changes. these companies that don't...
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the mayor of canada's biggest city came clean. >> am i an addict, no have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors. >> reporter: hours later he fell on the sword again. >> admitting it was the most difficult and embarrassing thing i have ever had to do. >> reporter: other embarrassing moments caught on tape, like this one of what appears to be a tipsy mayor posted on gawker. but despite calls for him to step down, ford says he has no plans to resign. >> i love being your mayor. >> reporter: and many in toronto love him. his is an ordinary guy image, faults and all. the heavy-set mayor slipping off the scale during a public weigh in. amidst the scandal, out trick or treating with his kids. despite the admission, fun-loving ford just might be able to hang on to his job. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> here's what is upsetting about this case. >> everything. >> if you have a problem, you have a problem. you go get help. if his constituents want to forgive him and he wants to keep his job and that's what they are going to allow him to do, that's fine but for
the mayor of canada's biggest city came clean. >> am i an addict, no have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors. >> reporter: hours later he fell on the sword again. >> admitting it was the most difficult and embarrassing thing i have ever had to do. >> reporter: other embarrassing moments caught on tape, like this one of what appears to be a tipsy mayor posted on gawker. but despite calls for him to step down, ford says he has no plans to resign. >> i...
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and canada. swine flu, the drug wars an immigration and trade were the main areas where they pledged to work together. on the thorny issue of protectionism, president obama promised to expand commerce with his neighbors. there was anger at the verdict in burma's opposition leader who faces another 18 months detention, excluding her from next year's election. president obama and the u.n. called for her release. the u.n. security council voiced serious concern on the conviction and its mill impact. and its political impact. >> she faced the gauntlet inside a high security prison. burma is a frightened country, and no one dare to raise a protest. these pictures were filmed secretly. the court sentenced her to three years jail with hard labor. she is 64 and has spent most of the last 20 years in detention. within minutes, the burmese government intervened and the sentence was reduced to 18 months house arrest. even the regime does not want to provoke another explosion of public anger. her crime was t
and canada. swine flu, the drug wars an immigration and trade were the main areas where they pledged to work together. on the thorny issue of protectionism, president obama promised to expand commerce with his neighbors. there was anger at the verdict in burma's opposition leader who faces another 18 months detention, excluding her from next year's election. president obama and the u.n. called for her release. the u.n. security council voiced serious concern on the conviction and its mill...
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his dream from nildhood in smaun small towns in western canada and he was very good at it. but years of punishment took a terrible toll. numerous injuries and concussions eventually addiction to pain killers. and last may just 28 years old, derek boogaard died of an overdose of medications and alcohol. researchers later determined he had a degenerative condition similar to alzheimers caused by repeated blows to the head. boogaard's story has been chronicled this week in a three-part series in the "new york times". we're joined now by john branch. a sports reporter for the "times" and author of the series. and dr. robert cantu of the boston university school of medicine, one of the researchers who studied boogaard's brain after his death. john branch, so this was a man who rarely if ever scored a goal, couldn't skate fast but was a crowd favorite and a kind of star in a particular way. explain that role for those who don't follow sports. >> sure. the enforcer is a guy who maybe doesn't have the greatest skills but he's usually a big guy. he treats... he's treated as a body g
his dream from nildhood in smaun small towns in western canada and he was very good at it. but years of punishment took a terrible toll. numerous injuries and concussions eventually addiction to pain killers. and last may just 28 years old, derek boogaard died of an overdose of medications and alcohol. researchers later determined he had a degenerative condition similar to alzheimers caused by repeated blows to the head. boogaard's story has been chronicled this week in a three-part series in...
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that was felt over 16 states and well into canada. over a much brooder area than we would see for a similar-sized earthquake in california. out in california or alaska or where the earth's plates are grinding against each other, the rock is much more broken up. here we have very stable continental crust. it's old crust, it's cold. it transmits the energy very well over long distances. so that's one key factor. the other one is that... i mentioned that at one time the appalachians were the show, but it's been a long time. so they've been eroding for millions and millions of years. that's built up thick piles of sediment. and the sediment amplify it is shaking. so you have all these cities and the large population that's on areas of amplified shaking. so that's why you feel what is a moderate-sized earthquake over a very broad area. >> sreenivasan: i think the question that's coming across twitter and comment boards is is this the main attraction or have we... are we kind of building up to something bigger? >> well, if we look at it fro
that was felt over 16 states and well into canada. over a much brooder area than we would see for a similar-sized earthquake in california. out in california or alaska or where the earth's plates are grinding against each other, the rock is much more broken up. here we have very stable continental crust. it's old crust, it's cold. it transmits the energy very well over long distances. so that's one key factor. the other one is that... i mentioned that at one time the appalachians were the show,...
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>> ruba nadda, a wonderful woman -- she is of syrian and palestinian descent -- she's from canada. >> charlie: she's of a certain age. >> no -- well, she's -- you would think because of her -- the depth and -- again, the courage she had to make this film. and so i think -- but she's -- i hate to give away her age but she's younger than i am. by quite a bit. but her soul is -- is old. >> charlie: and wise? >> and she's wise. and you know -- she's of those people -- you know, when we were in cairo, i -- i -- you know, the cairenes are a very specific people, and ruba to me felt right at home there, and she speaks beautiful arabic. she navigated us through so many very difficult situations -- you know, shooting in cairo, 20 million people, it has certain political complications, and there she was just on the street -- this woman, in cairo, navigating. and directing. and making sure that she never compromised. great directors -- doesn't matter, young, old, i've worked with some of the greatest directors in -- >> charlie: woody allen. >> woody allen, martin scorsese. >> charlie: you picked
>> ruba nadda, a wonderful woman -- she is of syrian and palestinian descent -- she's from canada. >> charlie: she's of a certain age. >> no -- well, she's -- you would think because of her -- the depth and -- again, the courage she had to make this film. and so i think -- but she's -- i hate to give away her age but she's younger than i am. by quite a bit. but her soul is -- is old. >> charlie: and wise? >> and she's wise. and you know -- she's of those people --...
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well, you know, they were across a whole ocean from it, so maybe it was--and it was the case for us in canada, too-- it was even more special for us because we were so far from it, and we studied it maybe even harder than americans did. and in the case of the british musicians, they studied it, they made their own versions of it, they came over here and sold it back. >> homage. it's homage. >> and they did their own homage, and their accounts appreciated the homage very much. >> and they took our roots of r&b music, kind of the very basic stuff that didn't get a lot of mainstream play back in the fifties and early sixties, and things like the chevelles and of course all the stuff with the stones. >> yeah. they made no secret of it. they gave props where props were due to muddy waters and, you know, howling wolf and lenny hawkins and all the wonderful blues and r&b artists that they loved. and they did an awful lot for racial understanding and breaking down--you know, for civil rights. >> and we're gonna see that. we're halfway through the show right now, by the way, and just one more amazing
well, you know, they were across a whole ocean from it, so maybe it was--and it was the case for us in canada, too-- it was even more special for us because we were so far from it, and we studied it maybe even harder than americans did. and in the case of the british musicians, they studied it, they made their own versions of it, they came over here and sold it back. >> homage. it's homage. >> and they did their own homage, and their accounts appreciated the homage very much....
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their first trip together as a married couple, of course, two weeks of going across canada and a finish here in california. two weeks and many dresses later, catherine, duchess of cambridge, has been well and truly introduced as the newest member of the royal family. >> much more on that trip and all our news at the website, bbc.com/news. more on our top story, a series of huge explosions ripped through a naval base in cyprus. bbc.com/news. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.
their first trip together as a married couple, of course, two weeks of going across canada and a finish here in california. two weeks and many dresses later, catherine, duchess of cambridge, has been well and truly introduced as the newest member of the royal family. >> much more on that trip and all our news at the website, bbc.com/news. more on our top story, a series of huge explosions ripped through a naval base in cyprus. bbc.com/news. >> make sense of international news at...
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canada has no federal department of education. their kids do much better on international tests than do american kids. i don't think federal involvement in these local activities is the answer. >> brown: it's partly economics and partly politics here of course inescapably. when you get to the list that you've both been talking about, what happens politically? isn't that always somebody's sacred cow or somebody... some representative represents these. >> you're absolutely right. every single federal spending program has a special interest group that supports it. there is some heavy lifting involved in spending cuts. i wish the republicans would come out and give us more specifics. so far as we've seen republican leaders have been very shy about telling us exactly where they would want to cut. we don't know whether they'll be cutting across the board or cutting a specific program. certainly i think we need to get the federal government out of areas like k-12 education. the federal simply doesn't have the money anymore to fund these
canada has no federal department of education. their kids do much better on international tests than do american kids. i don't think federal involvement in these local activities is the answer. >> brown: it's partly economics and partly politics here of course inescapably. when you get to the list that you've both been talking about, what happens politically? isn't that always somebody's sacred cow or somebody... some representative represents these. >> you're absolutely right....
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has been dogged by allegations that he had been caught on tape smoking crack and today the mayor of canada's biggest city came clean. >> am i an addict, no. have i tried it, probably in one of my drunken stupers. >> reporter: hours later he fell on the sword again. >> admitting it was the most difficult and embarrassing things i have ever had to do. >> reporter: other embarrassing moments caught on tape like this one of what appears to be a tipsy mayor posted on gawker. but despite calls for him to step down, ford says he has no plans to resign. many in toronto love him. his is on ordinary guy image, faults and all, the heavyset mayor slipping off the scale during a public weigh in, amidst the scandal out trick or treating with his kids. tonight despite the admission, fun loving ford just might be able to hang onto his job. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> now a political scandal here at home, what is believed to be the largest bribe ever taken by an elected official in america. more than $2 million. today here he is, the former counselman in california who agreed to plead guilty for ac
has been dogged by allegations that he had been caught on tape smoking crack and today the mayor of canada's biggest city came clean. >> am i an addict, no. have i tried it, probably in one of my drunken stupers. >> reporter: hours later he fell on the sword again. >> admitting it was the most difficult and embarrassing things i have ever had to do. >> reporter: other embarrassing moments caught on tape like this one of what appears to be a tipsy mayor posted on gawker....
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at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada, american skier bode miller broke his losing streak and won a bronze medal in the men's downhill competition. he did not win any medals at the last olympics in turin, italy. miller was .09 seconds behind the gold medal winner, didier defago of switzerland. the silver went to norwegian askel lund svindal. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and still to come on the newshour, the rising costs of health care; the dangers of some olympics sports; in california, a debate over d.u.i. checkpoints; and remembering the poet lucille clifton. >> woodruff: that follows our look at counter-terrorism policy in the u.s. how much has changed between this white house and the last? we begin with some background on yesterday's clash between officials from both administrations. >> woodruff: on valentine's day morning there mr. were plenty of arrows flying across the talk shows. >> trying to rewrite history. >> wo
at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada, american skier bode miller broke his losing streak and won a bronze medal in the men's downhill competition. he did not win any medals at the last olympics in turin, italy. miller was .09 seconds behind the gold medal winner, didier defago of switzerland. the silver went to norwegian askel lund svindal. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web...
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between the two of them around the world again next year after having toured all over europe and in canada this year. because next year will be both of them in europe, both of them in american, both of them in south american, quite possibly in asia. and just all that travel, is nuts. and wearing. >> rose: it's because you love life so much and therefore -- >> well, that's also always part of the problem. you know, as the man said, if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. and people go but how do you do that, how do you-- i mean how can you do it. do you work 18 hours a day. and it's like yeah, i mean, but what should i do? >> rose: exactly. you could tell my story. >> should i, i can't play basketball any more. but what else would i do? >> rose: exactly. >> i mean take a walk? i don't know. i can't do it. >> rose: i know exactly how you are. so what's the passion for designing clothes, like those you have on. >> i just always-- i don't know why i think from maybe my father also being a photographer, and just always loving to look at old, you know, photo books and ol
between the two of them around the world again next year after having toured all over europe and in canada this year. because next year will be both of them in europe, both of them in american, both of them in south american, quite possibly in asia. and just all that travel, is nuts. and wearing. >> rose: it's because you love life so much and therefore -- >> well, that's also always part of the problem. you know, as the man said, if you love what you do, you will never work a day...
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reported that republicans dropped demands for immediate action on building the keystone oil pelinerom canada ent has delayed the project, for further environmental study. joing us now to lp us understand what's ne is todd zwillich of "the takeaway" from public radio international and wnyc. welcome back. you, judy. >> so this is a bulletin. the two parties may be reaching an agreement on something. >> on two things,fact that are both expiring, and transportation bill, a bona fide bs bil it's ama what c can aclish wn things are expiring with & when it's time fair vacation. >> woodruff: democrats have been saying this is a jobs bill. have repuicans finally agreedwir rationale? >> think the republica agreed it was a jobsll everything gets stamped a jobs bill in this economy in congress. we have a tax cut, that's a jobs bill. her bive that's a jobs bill. the highway , the transportationill really is a it's a bona fide jobs bill. money goes directly to s they spend it on federal highway pr worke the constructindustry is it really hurting. face jobs bill.whats really beee about the bill, the bona f
reported that republicans dropped demands for immediate action on building the keystone oil pelinerom canada ent has delayed the project, for further environmental study. joing us now to lp us understand what's ne is todd zwillich of "the takeaway" from public radio international and wnyc. welcome back. you, judy. >> so this is a bulletin. the two parties may be reaching an agreement on something. >> on two things,fact that are both expiring, and transportation bill, a...
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there are passports in foreign countries, australia, canada, the u.s. or u.k., families that are set up in these places, residences, money to hong kong and elsewhere. so these are the ways in which people prepare for a crackdown of some sort. part of the problem with the nature of state capitalism in china is because people don't know when the crackdown will come if, for example, the friends they think they have in government turn on them, they have every incentive to be very short-termist. it's really a corrosive influence, not just on -- just because of corruption or taking the money out of the country but in how you don't invest for the long term in your businesses, for example. so it's really a perverse kind of capitalism that we see, even in the private sector. >> you can look at anecdotal evidence that seems to suggest that whereas at the beginning it was the big cheeses getting their money out, now it's really prosperous well-to-do little -- trying to get some money into handicap. hong kong is usually the way out. >> rose: before we turn to europ
there are passports in foreign countries, australia, canada, the u.s. or u.k., families that are set up in these places, residences, money to hong kong and elsewhere. so these are the ways in which people prepare for a crackdown of some sort. part of the problem with the nature of state capitalism in china is because people don't know when the crackdown will come if, for example, the friends they think they have in government turn on them, they have every incentive to be very short-termist....
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but i never thought of myself as a warrior, just a kid from the bush up in canada. i grew up in a large logging center. i'm a little guy. i wanted to do something with my mind more than with my hands. so, i came to the united states hoping to get a little break on college. and somewhere along the way, i realized that paying for college by yourself is expensive! so, i joined the army, started off as a young private and joined the infantry. kosovo kicked off. i got a sent to the balkans-- the right place to learn about what humanity really has to hold, both good and evil. and then i joined the strykers. that's where i went to operation iraqi freedom i and ii with the tomahawks. then i came to california, and shortly thereafter, i got a letter in the mail. going back. >> scranton: toby's platoon calls itself the bad voodoo platoon... >> bad voodoo! >> scranton: ...and they are not typical national guard soldiers. >> hoo-ah, hoo-ah, hoo-ah! >> scranton: almost all of the men are prior active duty. ( gunshots ) they're not weekend warriors. >> what they are looking for i
but i never thought of myself as a warrior, just a kid from the bush up in canada. i grew up in a large logging center. i'm a little guy. i wanted to do something with my mind more than with my hands. so, i came to the united states hoping to get a little break on college. and somewhere along the way, i realized that paying for college by yourself is expensive! so, i joined the army, started off as a young private and joined the infantry. kosovo kicked off. i got a sent to the balkans-- the...
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and john neffel came to see it all the way from canada. and i had a wonderful wig, because they say you know, and her hair hangs on her temple like a golden fleece and many come in search of her. i thought well she would have those wonderful curls, red kind of curls. and john came and i acted up a storm that night. and there was a knock on the door at the end. come in. he said good evening, bubbles, he said. that's all he said. didn't make another comment about the play. and coy have done that better. >> rose: we have talked about this before. but it's worth talking again. you had a fantastic marriage. >> yes. >> rose: what made it magical? >> well, i suppose if i could answer the question i could write a book and make a huge amount of money. >> rose: you could. >> you know. >> rose: but i done mean it in the sort of self-help. >> i know exactly. i know. well, i don't know. i mean we did-- well, all i can say is that if i hadn't been married to michael he would have been my breast friend. you know, and that's important to like the person,
and john neffel came to see it all the way from canada. and i had a wonderful wig, because they say you know, and her hair hangs on her temple like a golden fleece and many come in search of her. i thought well she would have those wonderful curls, red kind of curls. and john came and i acted up a storm that night. and there was a knock on the door at the end. come in. he said good evening, bubbles, he said. that's all he said. didn't make another comment about the play. and coy have done that...
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say, their track record, where they play well what, they shot, when they won, colleges they attended, canadas they work with. that's all well and good. but when you're talking about the big oast prize in golf, it runs a lot deeper than that. this is about achieving something that like-- my little corner of the world-- like i had this little dream born out of an 11-year-old brain. these guys had the same thing when they were young kids. they're standing over a three-foot putt on a practice green, ask they're mentally eye know the tape playing in their head because i mean i was hitting the play button and rewinding it and playing it again. that was some announcer telling me i'm putting to win the masters, and i don't care if you're from australia, korea, england, the united states, you've been saying that your whole life. listen, i have a real responsibility come sunday when that moment's happening and the guys walked the 72nd hole, i've got to document what that moment means to that guy. and there is nothing i can script out for that moment. there is nothing i can dial up on a computer that's
say, their track record, where they play well what, they shot, when they won, colleges they attended, canadas they work with. that's all well and good. but when you're talking about the big oast prize in golf, it runs a lot deeper than that. this is about achieving something that like-- my little corner of the world-- like i had this little dream born out of an 11-year-old brain. these guys had the same thing when they were young kids. they're standing over a three-foot putt on a practice...
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. >> well, robeson and canada lee. i think you could name four. and they only worked occasionally. it waso black theater, there was no broadway for us. there was no hollywood for us. and certainly there were no planes for us because nobody spent time writing about frederick douglass and toussaint or all the great figures in black history. we were... there was a paucity of plays and things we could do. and... but we also... it was interesting because i was in a play and when the casting was done at the american negro theater i was cast to be the juvenile lead in the play. and sidney was my understudy. (laughter) >> rose: you say that with a certain... (laughter) >> that arrangement was very satisfactory. (laughter) >> and in order to do the play-- we were not paid, it was a community theater-- i had a job as a janitor's assistant and at 9:00 every night i had to haul the garbage. i had to get the dumb waiters back there, get the cans back up start them cleaning and smelling fresh and that job was critical to my existence. my... the economics of my life and i paid a guy $1.50 a night
. >> well, robeson and canada lee. i think you could name four. and they only worked occasionally. it waso black theater, there was no broadway for us. there was no hollywood for us. and certainly there were no planes for us because nobody spent time writing about frederick douglass and toussaint or all the great figures in black history. we were... there was a paucity of plays and things we could do. and... but we also... it was interesting because i was in a play and when the casting...
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his former urban finance professor, david canada: >> i think it's very difficult to find jobs in the public sector these days, just as it is in the private sector. virtually every local government in this region has frozen positions or actually reduced positions as a result of declining revenues. >> woodruff: adding to the pressure on brian was his desire to help his parents. his mother cleans home for a living. his father works as a clerk for the federal government. with tight times, the couple is living temporarily at the home of one of brian's older sisters. they've pinned great hopes on brian's future, in part because their own was limited. >> i think all the time son, or daughter, try to get a better life than we have. and he has his own dreams. >> reporter: so brian had to break the news that instead of a government job, which would pay from $30,000 to $40,000 a year, he'd defer that dream for a while. instead, he'd earn a poverty level salary as a full-time psyche coordinator at the washington, d.c. office of the nonprofit national student partnership. soon to be renamed l.i.f
his former urban finance professor, david canada: >> i think it's very difficult to find jobs in the public sector these days, just as it is in the private sector. virtually every local government in this region has frozen positions or actually reduced positions as a result of declining revenues. >> woodruff: adding to the pressure on brian was his desire to help his parents. his mother cleans home for a living. his father works as a clerk for the federal government. with tight...
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sufficiently with the insurance industry and also get sense of how that would play given the fact that canada's liability pap is $35 million. and united kingdom is about $50 million pounds. you don't want your oil and gas operators to leave u.s. waters, go to places where there are fewer risks unless liability. all of that has to be worked out. we weren't able to do everything in six months that we had but i think that to raise the cap somewhat significantly is responsible near term move. >> william and bob, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you very much. >> >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. arizona congresswoman gabrielle gifford showed more small signs of progress, three days after being shot in the head. released a statement saying, quote, we wish that we could change the heinous events of saturday we're so very sorry. and to kwame holman, for what's on the newshour online. kwame? our science unit looks at the discovery of a new planet outside our solar system. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight.
sufficiently with the insurance industry and also get sense of how that would play given the fact that canada's liability pap is $35 million. and united kingdom is about $50 million pounds. you don't want your oil and gas operators to leave u.s. waters, go to places where there are fewer risks unless liability. all of that has to be worked out. we weren't able to do everything in six months that we had but i think that to raise the cap somewhat significantly is responsible near term move....
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don't want me, you just keep me hangin' on ♪ >> uh, here for all of the youngsters in the country and canada are the roll-- the rolling stones. >> ♪ i can't get no satisfaction ♪ >> hey, we're coming down to the last few minutes of our time together. if you just caught a little bit of this show or you got the whole thing, i encourage you to give us a call, and if you can, come in at one of those levels so you can enjoy the show and lots more of it. there's a lot more music in the cd collection, and there's a lot more television, ed sullivan in the sixties, rock 'n' roll, a lot more that we did not broadcast tonight that will be yours. and of course you can get it all at that $250 level. if you, like me, grew up watching ed sullivan in the living room with your mom and dad and your, uh, brothers and sisters, uh, this is a great way to share what that experience was like with your kids and your grandchildren now. they may know the music. they may have seen a little youtube vision of one of these things, but they've not seen the full versions like we're showing, uh, tonight and you will get
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for example in canada some provisions allow for this card check process in arbitration. wal-mart went into arbitration and the arbitrator came back with a one-third increase in the workers' wages. wal-mart in that case couldn't pay that, those wages and so they closed down. money is... it's easy for an arbitrator to come up with a decision and say, oh, just raise everybody's wages. the employer has to come up with a way to pay those wajs not the unions. >> the chamber, corporations dispute resolution in every other area but this one. they want it in all kinds of liability situations. why in this case can't we have a fair process so that employees know after going through all this, they don't sign up to work to make this their career. after going through all this at the end of the day, they'll have a fair agreement, you know, with a mediator or arbitrator's help. most of this process is actually about mediation. i would agree that the question you asked or where it leads which is absolutely employees, this is about employees not the yut side union. our union and others. i
for example in canada some provisions allow for this card check process in arbitration. wal-mart went into arbitration and the arbitrator came back with a one-third increase in the workers' wages. wal-mart in that case couldn't pay that, those wages and so they closed down. money is... it's easy for an arbitrator to come up with a decision and say, oh, just raise everybody's wages. the employer has to come up with a way to pay those wajs not the unions. >> the chamber, corporations...
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. >> brown: by the hundreds they spent the night in airport terminals from the carolinas to canada, as flight cancellations sunday and today climbed above 5,000. >> well, our flight was cancelled. and they've given us a flight for 8:00 tomorrow morning but said don't count on it. >> brown: travelers at boston's logan international airport could only watch today as plows struggled to clear the runways. all three major airports in the new york city area were forced to shut down sunday. but all plan to be open by this evening. even so, with hundreds of planes out of position, would-be passengers were left waiting in chicago and as far west as california. an airlines warned it could take much of the week to find seats for everyone at a time when flights were already booked for the busy holiday season. meanwhile, train travel offered little relief. >> when we got here we had heard that they were already cancelled. cancelled the trains. >> brown: amtrak service was halted from new york to boston yesterday. and slowly began recovering today. even underground travel had its problems. passenger
. >> brown: by the hundreds they spent the night in airport terminals from the carolinas to canada, as flight cancellations sunday and today climbed above 5,000. >> well, our flight was cancelled. and they've given us a flight for 8:00 tomorrow morning but said don't count on it. >> brown: travelers at boston's logan international airport could only watch today as plows struggled to clear the runways. all three major airports in the new york city area were forced to shut down...
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it's a joint effort with britain and canada to pressure the regime into halting its suspected nuclear weapons program. the sanctions will target iran's companies, revolutionary guard force, and petrochemicals industry. secretary of state hillary clinton made the announcement in washington. >> the treasury department is formally identifying iran as a jurs diction of primary money laundering concern. this is the strongest official warning we can give that any transaction with iran poses serious risks of deception or diversion. >> sreenivasan: earlier this month, the u.n. nuclear agency reported iran has conducted experiments to develop nuclear arms. the iranians insist their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere hit record levels in 2010. the u.n. weather agency reported the finding today, and it said the buildup of carbon dioxide, in particular, seems to be accelerating. overall, there's nearly 40% more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere now than at any time since the industrial era began in 1750. a separate u.n. report tod
it's a joint effort with britain and canada to pressure the regime into halting its suspected nuclear weapons program. the sanctions will target iran's companies, revolutionary guard force, and petrochemicals industry. secretary of state hillary clinton made the announcement in washington. >> the treasury department is formally identifying iran as a jurs diction of primary money laundering concern. this is the strongest official warning we can give that any transaction with iran poses...
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he was released from jail in canada, in april of 2011, after completing a sentence for assault, and forcible confinement. he left the country after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet. >>> at the live desk for you this morning, what quickly turned into a rollout fiasco, the affordable care act has the obama administration in damage control mode and a number of lawmakers are calling for the job of the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. and top republicans including congressman paul ryan have called on sebelius to resign. he is saying it was her job to get this thing off the ground three weeks ago and they had years to get ready and also launched a petition web site funded by the rmc calling on the president to rehov her from office two day -- remove her from office two days ago. the white house says they are behind the hhs secretary and sebelius says contractors have been asked to bring in top engineers to fix the web site. >> the director didn't do such a great job so far. why didn't they bring in the a- team in the first place? >> and why now are you saying th
he was released from jail in canada, in april of 2011, after completing a sentence for assault, and forcible confinement. he left the country after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet. >>> at the live desk for you this morning, what quickly turned into a rollout fiasco, the affordable care act has the obama administration in damage control mode and a number of lawmakers are calling for the job of the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. and top republicans...
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. >> the benefits of change can be witnessed in the forests of northern canada. this is a vibrant forest, but it has its share of dead and diseased trees. locked inside them are ingredients that are essential for new life. elements like carbon, sulfur and phosphorous. yet in a cold environment like this, trees take decades to decompose and return these elements back to the soil. fire can shorten the cycle to a matter of hours. the pine tree is highly flammable. it's full of sap and resins that burn easily. the oxygen in the atmosphere fuels the flames. >> when you're looking at fire, you're looking at a rapid oxidation. that's what fire is. >> within a matter of hours what may have started as a spark from a single lightning bolt turns acres of forest to flames. the nutrients these trees have stored for so long end up in the ash. fires also consume the dead animals whose bodies litter the forest, returning the nutrients they contain back to the soil. the smoke climbs into the sky and the ultimate impact of this nutrient-rich ash can eventually be seen from space.
. >> the benefits of change can be witnessed in the forests of northern canada. this is a vibrant forest, but it has its share of dead and diseased trees. locked inside them are ingredients that are essential for new life. elements like carbon, sulfur and phosphorous. yet in a cold environment like this, trees take decades to decompose and return these elements back to the soil. fire can shorten the cycle to a matter of hours. the pine tree is highly flammable. it's full of sap and resins...
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there was also word canada dispatched 2,000 troops, including two warships, to towns southwest of port-au-prince. u.s. army major general daniel allyn announced plans for more air drops of aid, and he defended the pace of operations. >> the fact is that it takes forces on the ground to secure the areas where these drops must go in, and to organize the people to avoid a chaotic distribution when those supplies come in. and we needed to wait until we had adequate forces to enable that to happen. >> lehrer: for more on the u.s. military's role in haiti, we turn to two men with extensive experience in responding to disasters. retired army lt. general jay garner commanded the task force that provided humanitarian aid to the kurds in northern iraq after the first gulf war. he also was the director of the office for reconstruction and humanitarian assistance following the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. andrew natsios was the administrator of u.s.a.i.d. during the bush administration. two decades earlier, he served as that agency's first director of the office of foreign disaster assistance. general gar
there was also word canada dispatched 2,000 troops, including two warships, to towns southwest of port-au-prince. u.s. army major general daniel allyn announced plans for more air drops of aid, and he defended the pace of operations. >> the fact is that it takes forces on the ground to secure the areas where these drops must go in, and to organize the people to avoid a chaotic distribution when those supplies come in. and we needed to wait until we had adequate forces to enable that to...
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>> i love it how folks refer to canada when they want to. they also have socialized medicine up there. they also refer to the u.k. in the same vein that they have a good system. look, no, it's a long stretch to go from secretary geithner's comments that we can't reconstitute them the same to totally eliminating them. this is the bad news for, you know, tens, 50 millions of americans who now.... >> lehrer: why would it be bad news? >> they owe their mortgage to the fact that fannie and freddie. 95% of their corporate career actually did a pretty good job in creating home ownership in the middle class. it was and mr. poole in his editorial in the "new york times" he even says this. it was the free market that led us into this abyss of sub prime lending. fannie mae and freddie mac followed them. as he puts it, they joined the parade, i think is what he says. but they didn't get in front of the parade to try to stop them. that's a little unfair. let's eliminate them. my question is do we want to eliminate the free market or wall street or the in
>> i love it how folks refer to canada when they want to. they also have socialized medicine up there. they also refer to the u.k. in the same vein that they have a good system. look, no, it's a long stretch to go from secretary geithner's comments that we can't reconstitute them the same to totally eliminating them. this is the bad news for, you know, tens, 50 millions of americans who now.... >> lehrer: why would it be bad news? >> they owe their mortgage to the fact that...
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at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada-- american athletes went looking for more wins after taking six medals on wednesday, the best day ever for the u.s. at any winter games. today, in the women's super- combined ski race, the gold went to maria riesch of germany. she beat out american julia mancuso, who took silver. tonight's highlight is the men's figure-skating final. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to jim. >> lehrer: and still to come on the "newshour": a man who gives the gift of mobility; a united nations official on haiti relief efforts and another paul solman conversation about banks. >> brown: but first, a washington meeting raises the tension level between the united states and china. >> brown: a warm welcome for the dalai lama early this morning outside the white house. inside, the official reception was more low-key and private. this was the only photo the white house released of tibet's spiritual leader meeting with president obam
at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada-- american athletes went looking for more wins after taking six medals on wednesday, the best day ever for the u.s. at any winter games. today, in the women's super- combined ski race, the gold went to maria riesch of germany. she beat out american julia mancuso, who took silver. tonight's highlight is the men's figure-skating final. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find...
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. >> oh please, if ignoring australia, new zealand and canada were a crime everyone in america would be on death row. but come on, 2.2% up, 0.1% down. you say potato, i say eliminate food stamps. >> woodruff: reinhart and rogoff have acknowledged some errors, but they say their conclusions are sound, just the same. other economists say mandatory budget cuts, known as the sequester, are at least partly to blame for the disappointing march jobs report. president obama said as much yesterday. >> it's slowed our growth, it's resulting in people being thrown out of work, and it's hurting folks all across the country. >> woodruff: another picture of the sequester's effects on growth may come friday, when april's unemployment numbers are released. the federal reserve made it in a statement issued after their regular meeting, fed governors wrote cuts in government spending are restraining economic growth. we look at the renewed debate surrounding spending and austerity. robert kuttner is a founder and co-editor of the american prospect magazine. he's the author of a new book, "debtors' priso
. >> oh please, if ignoring australia, new zealand and canada were a crime everyone in america would be on death row. but come on, 2.2% up, 0.1% down. you say potato, i say eliminate food stamps. >> woodruff: reinhart and rogoff have acknowledged some errors, but they say their conclusions are sound, just the same. other economists say mandatory budget cuts, known as the sequester, are at least partly to blame for the disappointing march jobs report. president obama said as much...